# NTSB IAD75FHD33: Cessna 150L, N11155, Dagsboro, DE, March 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1975
- Place: Dagsboro, DE · DAGSBORO, DE
- Location: 38.5462° N, 75.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dagsboro, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5462&lon=-75.2458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FHD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FHD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0658   75/3/3    DAGSBORO,DE         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 439
        TIME - 1510                    N11155              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAGSBORO,DE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO LOST STEER IN WOODS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11155](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11155-1975-05-19), registration cancelled 1975-05-19, S/N 15075229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750303006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750303006939A), Mar 3, 1975: Cessna 150L, Dagsboro, DE, Destroyed. Wind gusting to 30 knots. Plt attn diverted to lost steer in woods.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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